Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie before

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
lie be-fore
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to

Transitive verb

verb

(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lies before (present, singular) lying before (participle, present) lay before (past) lain before (participle, past)

Questions

What does lie before mean?
to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to

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